Affective Disorders - Bipolar + Mania Flashcards
1
Q
What is mania?
A
Unreasonable euphoria, very intense moods, hyperactivity, and delusions
2
Q
What is hypomania?
A
A lesser degree of mania lacking psychotic symptoms
3
Q
What do you experience in hypomania?
A
- Mild elevation of mood for several days
- Inc. energy + activity
- Inc. sociability
- Maybe irritable
- Reduced concentration
- Not to the extent of severe disruption of work
4
Q
How is mania classified in the ICD?
A
- 1 week of elevated mood severe enough to disrupt work and social activities
- Disinhibition
- Grandiosity
- Alteration of senses
- Extravagant spending
- Irritability
5
Q
Differential diagnosis for mania?
A
- Mixed affective state
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Cyclothymia
- ADHD
- Drugs and alcohol
6
Q
Tools to measure symptoms?
A
SCID
SCAN
Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS)
7
Q
Treatments for mania?
A
Antipsychotics - Olanzapine - Risperidone - Quetiapine Mood stabilisers - Sodium valproate - Lamotrigene - Carbamazepine Lithium ECT
8
Q
When would a person be diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder?
A
After (2+) episodes of depression and mania or hypomania
9
Q
Diagnosis if someone experiences mania or hypomania but no dperession?
A
- Hypomania or bipolar disorder
10
Q
Diagnosis if someone experiences depression but no mania/hypomania?
A
Recurrent depression
